Mexico battles drug trade amid U S demand blamed
Mexico spends over 30 million dollars annually to curb drugs as officials fault U S demand. The drug network spans Mexico and the United States with roots on both sides of the border, entangling up to 10,000 traffickers in a 2 billion dollar operation. Mexico reports acres of poppies and marijuana destroyed and major drug seizures as cooperation with the U S increases.
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Mexico
U.S
Attorney General's Office
South America
United States
Business Degrees See Strong Job Offers in 1976 Market
A survey finds business graduates fare best with high salaries and plentiful opportunities. Average starting offers around 16 500 for minorities and women, with top schools seeing higher pay. Some MBAs accept jobs paying as low as 11 000 or as high as 40 000. The demand for business education rises as tuition climbs. Career focus is advised for college entrants.
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American Assembly of Collegiate Schools
Half Century of Civil Aviation Growth and Regulation
The article traces fifty years since the 1926 Air Commerce Act creating pilot licensing and civil air rules. It notes Lindbergh’s era before his solo flight, the Wright brothers flight, passenger totals rising from near zero in 1926 to over 189 million in the latest year, and ongoing expansion and regulatory progress.
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Charles Lindberg
Atlantic
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
United States
Bed of Quicksand: Amin’s grip slips amid regional tension
The article portrays Idi Amin's ruinous leadership as Kenya tensions rise after Entebbe and Britain cuts ties. Amin faces internal dissent and erratic moves, including failed assassination rumors and a mock gesture toward Kenya. The piece declares Amin has built a bed of quicksand from which escape seems unlikely.
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Idi Amin
Uganda
Amid
Amin
Britain
A Glance At Yesterday Fifty Years Ago August 11 1926
A Civil War era find pieces together the fate of the Lizzie Simmons a Confederate gun boat once on the Arkansas River. The corroded propeller shaft was recovered by a government snagboat after sinking a barge. The piece notes safety gaps between fast cars and road design.
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Lizzie Simmons
Arkansas River
Earthquakes Spark Chaos in Dominican Republic Provinces
Terror gripped the northern provinces as two new shocks hit in six days of quakes and tidal waves. The disaster left 73 dead and 20,000 homeless, compounding the region's devastation and prompting emergency relief efforts.
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Dominican Republic
West Point honor code vs Sandhurst system analyzed
The piece contrasts West Point’s honor code with Britain’s Sandhurst traditions. It links West Point’s issues to Vietnam era conduct and suggests Sandhurst’s more flexible, less rigid rules could offer lessons. It notes John Masters’ view of two world camps and calls for studying British practices for potential borrowing.
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Washington
KFS
West Point
America’s
Sandhurst
Britain
Military Academy
Lucian K. Truscott IV
U.S. Military Academy
Harper’s Weekly
Indochina
Vietnam
Royal Military College
India
Kenya
Malaya
China
An Alternative For Idealists On MacBride and Libertarianism's global reach.
The piece weighs Roger MacBride as Libertarian presidential hopeful, praising his economics while critiquing his foreign policy naivete. It argues idealism risks disarming America and questions how a free society abroad would function without entangling alliances or credible power.
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Ludwig von Mises
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Mencken
von Mises
Roger MacBride
Libertarian Party
MacBride
U.S
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
New York State
H. L. Mencken
Moscow
Rhodesia
Panama Canal
Just In Case Reagan Script Imagines 1976 Ticket
A U.S. political script envisions Ronald Reagan seeking the Vice Presidency at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City with Ford then nominated for president. The piece contrasts Carter’s 1976 bids, Mondale’s perceived illness, and Laxalt's Citizens for Reagan leadership amid a national election scenario.
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Washington, D.C
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Mister Nobody
Carter
Sen
Paul Laxalt
Citizens For Reagan
Ford
Connally
Richardson
Rockefeller
Laxalt
Grand Rapids
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John Chamberlain
Kansas City
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Gere
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Bill Risher
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